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fly

fly - noun

two-winged insects characterized by active flight

flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

fly - verb

travel through the air; be airborne
move quickly or suddenly
operate an airplane
transport by aeroplane
cause to fly or float
be dispersed or disseminated
change quickly from one emotional state to another
pass away rapidly
travel in an airplane
display in the air or cause to float
run away quickly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
hit a fly
decrease rapidly and disappear

fly - adjective

(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

fly - thesaurus

aviate fell flee pilot rainfly vanish vaporize wing

View spelling list y on the end and learn about the word fly in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

Other Spellzone word lists: Animals, Insects

Scrabble score for fly

Scrabble score = 9

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